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When Disaster Strikes, Access to Savings Can Help
The following post was published on Opportunity International Australia‘s blog in January. Read original post here. The recent onslaught of flooding around the globe has highlighted the devastating impact natural disasters can have on people regardless of where they live. The damage to homes and livelihoods, however, is particularly felt when victims have no form of financial security. Read more…
Posted in Bank Building, Events, Our Work, Savings, Where We Work
Tagged Australia, Bank Building, Clients, Community, Deposits, Ending Poverty, Financial services, flood, floods, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance Institution, microsavings, natural disasters, opportunity australia, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Australia, Philippines, Poverty, Savings, Savings account, The Philippines
Tagged Australia, Bank Building, Clients, Community, Deposits, Ending Poverty, Financial services, flood, floods, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance Institution, microsavings, natural disasters, opportunity australia, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Australia, Philippines, Poverty, Savings, Savings account, The Philippines
Opportunity Ghana launches a mobile bank
“We have realized that many of our customers are travelling between 50 and 100 km [between 30 and 60 miles] to access banking services,” says Effie Cook, head of HR at Opportunity Ghana. “So we have focused our energies on developing innovative delivery channels that serve the needs of the marginalized and reach out to Read more…
Posted in Bank Building, Our Work, Technology, Where We Work
Tagged Africa, Balance confirmation, Ban Ki-moon, Business and Financial Times, Cell phone banking, Cell Phones, Clients, Customer service, Deposits, Financial Access, Ghana, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mobile Banking, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, Rural Outreach, Savings, Withdrawals
Tagged Africa, Balance confirmation, Ban Ki-moon, Business and Financial Times, Cell phone banking, Cell Phones, Clients, Customer service, Deposits, Financial Access, Ghana, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mobile Banking, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, Poverty, Rural Outreach, Savings, Withdrawals
